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- 1561: Richard Milhous Nixon
- ... the twentieth century. He built his political career on the communist scare of the late forties and early fifties, but as president he achieved détente with the Soviet Union and opened relations with the People's Republic of China. His administration occurred during the domestic upheavals brought on by the civil rights movement and the Vietnam War. He was re-elected in 1972 by an overwhelming margin, but less than two ... a southern-California Quaker family, where hard work and integrity were deeply-rooted and heavily emphasized. Always a good student, he was invited by Harvard and Yale to apply for scholarships, but his older brother's illness and the Depression made his presence close to home necessary, and he was attended nearby Whittier College, where he graduated second in his class in 1934. He went on to law school at Duke ... both large Northeastern law firms and the FBI His applications were all rejected, however, and he was forced to go home to southern California, where his mother helped get him a job at a friend's local law firm. At the outbreak of World War Two, Nixon went to work briefly for the tire-rationing section the Office of Price Administration in Washington, DC, and eight months later, he joined ...
- 1562: Home Burial
- Hazelwood 1 Robert Frost’s "Home Burial" is a narrative poem that speaks of life’s tragedies. Frost’s writings style is very straightforward and direct. In "Home Burial the setting appears to be the background of a tragedy that centers around the death of a child. It is important for the reader ...
- 1563: Robert Stevenson
- Robert Louis Stevenson began writing during the Victorian era. His style was unlike anyone else s and his stories are still popular today. Robert Louis Stevenson was an author of many classic novels and his literary success became popular when he wrote the mystery called The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll ... 13, 1850 in Edinburgh, Scotland. His father Thomas, was a builder of lighthouses. His mother Margaret came from a family of lawyers and church ministers. Robert chose not to follow in either of his parent s footsteps. Instead, writing became his passion. Robert s childhood was plagued with sickness and fever with symptoms of tuberculosis. As a result, regular schooling became difficult, (Cyclopedia of World Robert Louis Stevenson began his travels in 1870. In the Life and Works ...
- 1564: Aunt Rosanas Rocker-hispanic-a
- Aunt Rosana s Rocker As times change, everything changes with it. The roles that women take on have changed in certain cultures, but in some cultures they have remained the same. Before, men were treated with more respect ... of their character or personalities and how they were raised. The ways that some people were raised and their environment are the direct cause to why they may be the way they are. Aunt Rosana s Rocker by Nicholasa Mohr presents a story where it discusses the lives of a married couple and how they are struggling with issues that involve not only the marriage, but themselves. In a way, it ... it can be seen and understood through the events that take place and through the way the characters act. Castro, who is one of the main characters of the story is married to Zoraida. Zoraida s husband, Castro, is the head of the family and is the one who is working and supporting the family. He had even considered sleeping on the living room couch, but he would not be ...
- 1565: Sarte's "The Wall": Themes
- Sarte's "The Wall": Themes The Wall by Sarte, manifest several complex existential themes such as self-deception and meaninglessness, through the first-person perspective of the main character's, Pablo Ibbieta, confrontation with death. Pablo Ibbieta is portrayed as a common POW who is forced into a situation where he not only must come to realize his own personal mortality, but must also view ... informed by a prison guard that they are going to be executed the next day, and the only thing for them to do is ponder their lives and their inevitable deaths. By examining each character's reaction, through the eyes of Pablo Ibbieta, the existential themes previously stated are exhibited to the reader. Meaninglessness is perhaps the most predominant theme of The Wall and is especially prevalent in Pablo's ...
- 1566: Dead Poets Society And Transce
- ... dogmatic theology of established religious institutions. Transcendentalist writers expressed semi-religious feelings toward nature, as well as the creative process, believing that divinity permeated all objects. Director Peter Weir illustrates that the movie Dead Poet s Society echoes Transcendentalist notions in content in that self-reliance and individualism must outweigh external authority and blind conformity to custom or tradition, intuition is superior to deliberate intellectualism and rationality and in structure through the idea that one can find truth and beauty in nature. One of the main ideas of Transcendentalism is that one s own opinions should prevail over deliberate conformity. Emerson wrote concerning that notion saying, Whoso would be a man, must be a nonconformist ( Self-Reliance 15). Emerson tightly relates one s being with nonconformity, therefore illustrating that one who does conform to society s wishes is less of a man, or yet a real man at all. Emerson takes off on that idea and goes ...
- 1567: The Good Friday Agreement
- ... difference with this and what Republican violence is usually about - targeting Nationalist areas - is that the majority of the people injured or killed were Republicans. I chose not to say Catholic because being Catholic doesn’t necessarily mean that you are a Republican. The backlash against Republican violence is Loyalist violence. They believe they must also fight to keep Northern Ireland British and source 5A shows a diary of Loyalist events ... problems as it is beyond that because the problems have escalated that much but now it is social and that all other problems – excluding religion – have grown out of that. Also I believe that it’s worth mentioning that ‘some of the most famous Nationalists have been Protestants…Wolfe Tone and Charles Parnell’ (Issues and enquiries 1:causes of the conflict 1:Religion pg42) so religion I believe is a form of stereotype because people assume that if you are Protestant you are a Loyalist and that if you are Catholic you are a Nationalist and that isn’t always the case. Looking at the problems I think that all of the problems stem out from the social problems and that factors can be made bigger by others. As I mentioned before kids ...
- 1568: Communication With Teenagers
- ... glancing at the television. The sister wears a frown as she sits down and the brother has a blank, half-smiling, almost mocking look upon his face as he stares at the sister. The sister’s tone of voice is sarcastic and she appears to be irritated simply by his presence. He begins to talk to her from the chair across the room. “You didn’t do your dishes!” he declares, loud enough for their parents to hear. Bluntly she replies, “So?” He rolls his eyes in response and then asks if she wants the old television, because it still works. She scoffs at him as if he doesn’t know anything. “No, we’re gonna give it away.” “Na-uh, Dad said we can keep it if someone wants it,” he says in an arrogant tone. “Why would I want it?” she responds ...
- 1569: Of Mice And Men
- This novel is set on the Californian Grain Farms in the 1930’s. The town is called Soledad and is four miles south of San Jose. The inspiration for the book probably came from a poem by Robert Burns. The poem was about the plans of mice and ... a stake and save enough to buy their own farm. The other characters in the book are also all lonely in their own way. Crooks is black and the blacks are seen as outcasts. Curley’s wife is a woman and therefore insignificant, perhaps this is why she has not been given a name. Candy has become old, and without his hand is next to useless. George is a typical migrant worker. He’s not particularly strong, but he’s smart and good at his job. The difference between him and the rest of the workers is that he has someone to call a friend. Lennie is the ...
- 1570: Eugene Ionesco's "Rhinoceros": True Means Resides in Action not Words
- Eugene Ionesco's "Rhinoceros": True Means Resides in Action not Words I awoke sweating. Breathing heavily, I glanced over at my clock and read the time. 4:00 AM. I wasn't sure if this was reality or not so I ran my palm over my scalp. No bump. A sigh of relief came over me. "Phew," I said, "it was only a dream." This is a ... Futile attempts to ease the pain of my "rhinocerotic" life. The only way to really not become a rhinoceros is by making the existential decision not to do so. A main theme in Eugene Ionesco's, Rhinoceros, is that true meaning resides in action rather than in mere words. A resistance to taking action then results in one's becoming a rhinoceros. Jean illustrates this in the beginning of Act ...
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